Tuesday, 8 April 2014

34. Warwick Avenue


Monday 7th April, 1.15pm

I'd never heard of this station until I got a ticket for something that gave it as the nearest stop. And judging by the additional information on the sign it looks like I'm not the only one. It's right in the middle of a residential area although I missed the bit of it that looked like Venice. That extra wording on the sign though offends me greatly and seems to contradict their standard way of presenting themselves. It makes me shudder.

The station itself is all underground, with no building above ground at all, just steps down from the pavement:


This is fairly common in other countries but it's quite unusual for London, with the obvious exception of Piccadilly Circus. There must have been more room in London for surface buildings, or perhaps it was just easy to knock down existing stuff and put them up. They've become part of the Tube brand, especially all those tiled ones, and loads of them are listed. And I supposed it means you don't have to dig such a big hole if you put your ticket off and stuff above ground.

As I left the platform I saw this:


It's positioned between the platforms so I wonder if it was a ticket booth? It's nice that it's still standing.

Wikipedia entry here.

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